Fremont City Board of Education v. Wayne County Board of Education

The Legislature, for the efficient operation of the public school system required by Article IX of our Constitution, has divided the State into administrative areas. G.S. 115-4. School attendance is mandatory between the ages of seven and sixteen, G.S. 115-166, and permissive beyond that age, G.S. 115-1. Education provided by the State is free. Teachers paid with State funds are allocated to administrative units on the basis of average daily attendance. G.S. 115-59. Normally children attend a school in the area in which they reside. Each administrative unit must keep a continuous census of…